A Des Moines man has been arrested for beating up the mother of his children in late October, according to court documents.

Christopher Dean Martin, 38, was taken into custody on Thursday night and has been charged with burglary first-degree, domestic abuse and violation of a no-contact order.

Martin followed the mother of his children — with whom he has a no-contact order — throughout the day on Oct. 25 and attacked her as she was getting out of her car around 4:30 p.m. Criminal complaints said he repeatedly punched the victim in her face and body and "then slammed her against the concrete." A friend of the victim was able to stop the assault.

The abuse, however, resumed later that day when Martin went to the victim's house and was able to enter the home when the victim's daughter cracked open the door. Martin pushed the daughter out of the way and began to punch the victim repeatedly, once again.

The victim was described as having scratches on her face, swelling and redness to both arms and her lower back, and claimed to have pain to her head where she hit the concrete earlier, the criminal complaints said.

Total bond has been set at $45,000 cash and Martin — who is detained at Polk County Jail — is ordered to appear at the Polk County Courthouse on Dec. 17.